Obituary: Mayra RodriguezDARDANELLE — Mayra Patricia Rodriguez, 27, of Dardanelle passed away Friday, April 25, 2014. She was born Oct. 27, 1986, in San Pedro, Mexico. She was a member of Saint Augustine Catholic Church. Mayra was a homemaker. She loved spending time with her two children, family and friends. Mayra enjoyed fishing and traveling. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Cirilo Rodriguez and Patricio Perez. Survivors include her parents, Cirilo an...

Obituary: Emma CourtneyCLARKSVILLE — Emma Marie Courtney, 89, of Clarksville died April 26, 2014. She was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Oklahoma to the late Ivor Frank Lindgren and Katherine (Penskofer) Lindgren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Maxwell Courtney; a grandchild, Kayden Stover; three sisters, Mary Lindgren, Evelyn Emery and Annie McGuire and three brothers, Carl Lindgren, Ivan Lindgren and Bobby Lindgren. Mrs. Courtney is su...

Obituary: Donna DavisDARDANELLE — Donna Marie Young Davis, 58 of Russellville passed away Friday, April 25, 2014. She was born Oct. 9, 1955, in Danville to the late Clarence Gerald and Gertrude Garner Young. She was a member of the Trinity House of Prayer in Danville. She loved fishing, four-wheeling and watching scary movies. Donna also enjoyed teaching nursery rhyme songs to the little kids at her church. Survivors include her daughter, Teresa Christianson of Da...

Obituary: Larry PerrymanDARDANELLE — Lawrence “Larry” Lee Perryman, age 66 of Dardanelle, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Baptist Health Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1947, at Morrilton to the late Robert and Lucille Pfeifer Perryman. He was a United States Air Force veteran and loved playing golf and collecting what some would call antiques and others would call junk. Larry really enjoyed his retirement after 25-plus years at Arkansas Nuclear One. He was pr...

Obituary: Ione CooperLITTLE ROCK — Ione S. Cooper, 95, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. She was born in Cove to Emmett E. and Mattie Chandler Smith. She worked in the banking industry for 20 years at First National Bank in Fort Smith and at People’s Bank and Trust in Russellville, from which she retired. She also enjoyed selling Avon products when they lived in central Missouri. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Tr...

Obituary: Velma GadberryDARDANELLE — Velma Lee Gadberry, 75, of Dardanelle passed into God’s glory Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Dardanelle Nursing and Rehab Center. Born the only child of the late Loyd M. and Era Holt Land in Chickalah on Nov. 13, 1938, she was the loving wife of the late Bobby Gadberry. Proceeding her in death were her parents; husband; a son, James Gadberry and stepfather, Roe Davis. Survivors include sons, William (Gail) Gadberry and Randy (Diana)...

Obituary: Charley ParkerDARDANELLE — Charley Henry Parker, 77, of Russellville died Monday, April 21, 2014, at Legacy Lodge Nursing Center. He was born Nov. 25, 1936, at Russellville to the late Chester and Vestie Sullivan Parker. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, VC Parker and Carrel Parker. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Onvilee Parker; one son, Rickey Parker, both of Russellville; daughter, Debra Garrett and husband Dennis of Potts...

Obituairies:: Ola Mae BrownMORRILTON — Ola Mae Brown, 85, of Dardanelle died April 24, 2014. She was born at home on Nov. 14, 1928, in Liberty Springs. She was the daughter of Alvin and Effie Campbell. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Russellville Church of Christ. She was married to Francis Brown on Jan. 11, 1952. Francis preceded her in death on Oct. 11, 2004. Survivors include son, Terry Brown (Ronda) of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Syble Cato of North Little Rock; gran...

Obituaries: LC Hicks Jr.L.C. Hicks Jr., 83, of Russellville died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. He was born May 30, 1930, in Dover and was the son of Luther C. Hicks, Sr. and Chloe Roberts Hicks. He was a 1948 graduate of Russellville High School and graduated from Arkansas Polytechnic College in 1956. He and Mary Jane Gilbreath were married on June 15, 1954, in Russellville. As a member of the Arkansas National Gua...

Obituary: Erma Lee WilsonErma Lee Wilson, 81, of Russellville passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas. She was born June 1, 1932, in Augusta to Glodine Bowser Dinwiddyie. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul Wilson Sr. and a son, Eric Wilson. Survivors include her two sons, Paul Wilson Jr. and Derick Wilson; two brothers, Bob Williams and John Hennery Bowser; one sister, Delores Bowser; three grandchildren, Sha...

Obituary: Lorayne BerryDARDANELLE — Lorayne Bachus Berry, 87, widow of Billy K. Berry, of Dardanelle died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at her home. She was born in Russellville on April 26, 1926, to the late James Louis Bachus and Lois Johnson Bachus. She was the co-owner of Berry Drug Store in Dardanelle with her late husband. Even though she worked side by side with her husband in building a business, she kept the most important thing, the most important thing. She wa...

Obituary: Shirley LawrenceDANVILLE — Shirley A. Lawrence, 64, of Gravelly passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at her home. She was born Jan. 29, 1950, in Porum, Okla., to the late Cecil Ray and Claudia Yates Lawrence. She was an outside person, loved animals, was a woman of faith and loved being independent. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant brother, Ronnie Lawrence; brother, Johnnie Lawrence and sister, Mary Louise Wilbanks. Survivors include brother a...

Obituary: Glenn YoungCLARKSVILLE — Glenn Andrew Young, 93, of Clarksville died April 23, 2014, in Russellville. He was born Nov. 23, 1920, in Knoxville to the late James Andrew and Martha Arminda Hughs Young. He was a heavy equipment operator and rancher and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Jaunita Hamzy. He is survived by his wife, Henrietta (Rita) Stuart Young; daughters, Cherie and husband Bill Ussery of Te...

Obituary: Clyde TrippLITTLE ROCK — Clyde Lamoin “Bob” Tripp was born Sept. 12, 1922, in Hector and raised in Malvern. Bob lost the love of his life on March 27, 2014, after 68 years and three months of marriage. Love is such a powerful bond, and he could not bear to be apart from her. God being a merciful savior, granted his wish to join her in heaven on the morning of April 23, 2014, at the age of 91. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Lela Sella and Noah ...

Obituary: Evelyn MartinFORT SMITH — Evelyn O. “Teddy” Martin, 88, of Greenwood, formerly of Fort Smith, passed from this life April 21, 2014, in Greenwood. She was born Aug. 20, 1925, in Russellville to the late Joseph and Alta Morris Clark. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone and was a member at Immanuel Baptist Church. Teddy lived life to its fullest until she became ill. She was a wonderful cook! She was always willing to share her delicious food with fa...

Obituary: Anita SearcyDARDANELLE — Anita Pearl Irene Adney Searcy, 87, of Dardanelle passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014, in Tucson, Ariz. She was born July 17, 1926, near Chickalah to Arthur Magellan Adney and Mary Etta Miller Adney. “Neat” was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James Lloyd Searcy; two sisters, Janet Rexene and Mary Davis Adney and two brothers, Arthur Leroy and Jimmy Ray Adney. She is survived by a brother, Jackie Eugene Adney; three ...

Obituary: William BoozerWilliam Marcus Boozer, 84, of Russellville departed this life Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the River Valley Hospice Home in Russellville. He was born Nov. 14, 1929, at Walcott to C.M. and Eula Cox Boozer. He was of the Baptist faith and was retired from U.S.D.A. in food service. William also served during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Jewel McCa...

Obituary: John WilliamsLITTLE ROCK — John Harold Williams, 51, of Russellville passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Little Rock. He was born Aug. 29, 1962, in Key West, Fla., to Harold Wallace Williams and Marion Hackett. He enjoyed hunting, looking for arrowheads and being outside. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marion Hackett; and father, Harold Williams. John is survived by a son, Jonathan Lee Williams of Russellville; a daughter, Cindy Louise Willi...

Obituary: Michael StracnerMORRILTON — Michael Lee Stracner, 58, of Russellville, formerly of Morrilton, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014. He was born Jan. 19, 1956, in Morrilton to the late J.R. Stracner and Lula Mae Merryman McElyea. He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Bobby Dale Stracner. He is survived by one brother, Billy Stracner of Center Ridge; one sister, Sue Eaton of Russellville and many nieces, nephews and other friends. Visitatio...

Obituary: Grace YoungCLARKSVILLE — Grace Myrle Owen Young, 74, of Dover died April 21, 2014, in Dover. She was born March 11, 1940, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to the late Alfred and Grace Snow Owen. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Arthur and Arnold Owen and sisters, Vida Lowers, Ruby Esterline, Martha Geer, Eltrie Smith and Mary Lin. She is survived by her husband, Roy E. Young, and three sisters, Vivian Courson of Clarksville, Rachel Nemitz of Bu...